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kid
(kĭd)n.
1.
a. A young goat.
b. One of the young of certain similar animals.
2.
a. The flesh of a young goat.
b. Leather made from the skin of a young goat; kidskin.
c. An article made from this leather.
3. Informal
a. A child.
b. A young person.
4. Slang Pal. Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a young person: Hi, kid! What's up?
adj.
1. Made of the skin or with the meat of a young goat.
2. Informal Younger than oneself: my kid brother.
v. kid·ded, kid·ding, kids
v.tr.
1. To mock playfully; tease: They kidded me about my mismatched socks.
2. To deceive in fun; fool: I could only hope they were kidding me when they said my car had been stolen.
3. To deceive (oneself), especially by allowing one's desires to cloud one's judgment: You're kidding yourself if you think that plan will work.
v.intr.
Idiom: 1. To engage in teasing or good-humored fooling: You want that much for your old car? You must be kidding!
2. To bear young. Used of a goat or similar animal.
no kidding
1. Used to express surprise or disbelief.
2. Used to express scornful acknowledgment of the obvious.
[Middle English kide, from Old Norse kidh.]
kid′der n.
kid′ding·ly adv.
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kid
(kɪd)n
1. the young of a goat or of a related animal, such as an antelope
2. soft smooth leather made from the hide of a kid
3. informal
a. a young person; child
b. (modifier) younger or being still a child: kid brother; kid sister.
4. our kid dialect Liverpool my younger brother or sister
vb, kids, kidding or kidded
(of a goat) to give birth to (young)
[C12: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse kith, Shetland Islands kidi lamb]
ˈkiddishness n
ˈkidˌlike adj
kid
(kɪd)vb, kids, kidding or kidded
1. (tr) to tease or deceive for fun
2. (intr) to behave or speak deceptively for fun
3. (tr) to delude or fool (oneself) into believing (something): don't kid yourself that no-one else knows.
[C19: probably from kid1]
ˈkiddingly adv
kid
(kɪd)n
a small wooden tub
[C18: probably variant of kit1 (in the sense: barrel)]
Kid
(kɪd)n
(Biography) a variant spelling of (Thomas) Kyd
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kid1
(kɪd)n., v. kid•ded, kid•ding,
adj. n.
1. Informal.
a. a child or young person.
b. (used as a familiar form of address.)
2. a young goat.
3. leather made from the skin of a kid or goat, used esp. for shoes and gloves.
4. an article made from this leather.
v.t. 5. (of a goat) to give birth to (young).
adj. 6. made of kidskin.
7. Informal. younger: my kid sister.
[1150–1200; Middle English kide < Old Norse kith, akin to Old High German chizzī, kizzīn]
kid′dish, adj.
kid′dish•ness, n.
kid′like`, adj.
kid2
(kɪd)v. kid•ded, kid•ding. Informal. v.t.
1. to talk or deal jokingly with; tease; jest with.
2. to fool; deceive; humbug.
v.i. 3. to speak or act deceptively in jest; jest.
[1805–15; orig. argot; of uncertain orig.]
kid′der, n.
kid′ding•ly, adv.
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kid
Past participle: kidded
Gerund: kidding
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| Noun | 1. |  kid - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"child's body - the body of a human child juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed bairn - a child: son or daughter buster - a robust child changeling - a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child - a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy" kiddy - a young child orphan - a child who has lost both parents peanut - a young child who is small for his age poster child - a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy" silly - a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly" sprog - a child urchin - poor and often mischievous city child street child, waif - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive" |
| 2. | kid - soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves" leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning | |
| 3. | Kid - English dramatist (1558-1594) | |
| 4. | kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" family unit, family - primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" army brat - the child of a career officer of the United States Army babe, baby, infant - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different" female offspring - a child who is female male offspring, man-child - a child who is male offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" stepchild - a child of your spouse by a former marriage | |
| 5. | kid - young goat caprine animal, goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns | |
| Verb | 1. | kid - tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" cod, dupe, put one across, put one over, slang, take in, gull, befool, fool, put on - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" |
| 2. |  kid - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" |
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kid
1noun
1. (Informal) child, girl, boy, baby, lad, teenager, youngster, infant, adolescent, juvenile, toddler, tot, lass, wean, little one, bairn, stripling, sprog (slang), munchkin (informal, chiefly U.S.), rug rat (U.S. & Canad. informal), littlie (Austral. informal), ankle-biter (Austral. slang) All the kids in my class could read.
kid
2verb tease, joke, trick, fool, pretend, mock, rag (Brit.), wind up (Brit. slang), ridicule, hoax, beguile, gull (archaic), delude, jest, bamboozle, hoodwink, cozen Are you sure you're not kidding me? I'm just kidding.
kid yourself fool yourself, delude yourself, deceive yourself, mislead yourself, con yourself (informal), bamboozle yourself, dupe yourself, hoax yourself, trick yourself I could kid myself that you did this for me, but it would be a lie.
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kid
nounverb
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Translations
جَديجِلْد الجَديصَبي صَغيرطِفْلٌيُـمَازِجُ
děckodělat si legracikůzle
barndrillekidkid-lave sjov
lapsipilailla
dijetešaliti se
krakkibarngera aî gamni sínu; leika ákiîlingaskinn; hanskaskinnkiîlingur
ヤギが子を産む子供
놀리다아이
bērnsjaunākais brāliskazlēnskid brotherķircināt
deckokozin akozľarobiť si žartyz kozin y
mladičotrokšaliti sevleči za nos
skojaunge
เด็กล้อเล่น
đùađứa trẻ
kid
[kɪd]A. N
1. (Zool) (= goat) → cabrito m, chivo m; (= skin) → cabritilla f
2. (= child) → chiquillo/a m/f, crío/a m/f, chaval/a m/f (Sp), cabro/a m/f (Chile), chamaco/a m/f (CAm, Mex), escuincle/a m/f (Mex) , pibe/a m/f (S. Cone)
when I was a kid → cuando yo era un crío → cuando yo era pequeño or (LAm) chico
that's kid's stuff (= childish) → eso es de or para niños; (= easy) → eso es un juego de niños
when I was a kid → cuando yo era un crío → cuando yo era pequeño or (LAm) chico
that's kid's stuff (= childish) → eso es de or para niños; (= easy) → eso es un juego de niños
B. VT
1. (= deceive) → engañar
who do you think you're kidding? → ¿a quién te crees que estás engañando?
don't kid yourself → no te engañes
I kid you not (hum) → no te engaño
who do you think you're kidding? → ¿a quién te crees que estás engañando?
don't kid yourself → no te engañes
I kid you not (hum) → no te engaño
2. (= tease) to kid sb about sth → tomar el pelo a algn por algo
C. VI → bromear
I'm only kidding → lo digo en broma
"they're mother and daughter" - "no kidding?" → -son madre e hija -¿en serio? or -¡no me digas!
really! no kidding! → ¡en serio!, ¡de verdad!
I'm only kidding → lo digo en broma
"they're mother and daughter" - "no kidding?" → -son madre e hija -¿en serio? or -¡no me digas!
really! no kidding! → ¡en serio!, ¡de verdad!
D. CPD kid brother N → hermano m menor or pequeño or (LAm) chico
kid gloves NPL → guantes mpl de cabritilla
to handle sth/sb with kid gloves → tratar algo/a algn con guante blanco
kid sister N → hermana f menor or pequeña or (LAm) chica
kid gloves NPL → guantes mpl de cabritilla
to handle sth/sb with kid gloves → tratar algo/a algn con guante blanco
kid sister N → hermana f menor or pequeña or (LAm) chica
kid along = kid on
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kid
[ˈkɪd] vi
→ plaisanter, blaguer
I'm not kidding, I really did see a UFO → Je ne blague pas or je ne plaisante pas, j'ai vraiment vu un OVNI.
I'm just kidding → Je plaisante.
you're kidding! → tu plaisantes!
no kidding? (= really) → sans blague?
you've got to be kidding! → vous ne parlez pas sérieusement!
who is she trying to kid?, who's she kidding? → elle n'espère tout de même pas qu'on va la croire!kid brother n → petit frère m
I'm not kidding, I really did see a UFO → Je ne blague pas or je ne plaisante pas, j'ai vraiment vu un OVNI.
I'm just kidding → Je plaisante.
you're kidding! → tu plaisantes!
no kidding? (= really) → sans blague?
you've got to be kidding! → vous ne parlez pas sérieusement!
who is she trying to kid?, who's she kidding? → elle n'espère tout de même pas qu'on va la croire!kid brother n → petit frère m
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kid
n
(= leather) → Ziegen- or Glacéleder nt
(inf: = child) → Kind nt; when I was a kid → als ich klein war; to get the kids to bed → die Kleinen ins Bett bringen; it’s kid’s stuff (= for children) → das ist was für kleine Kinder (inf); (= easy) → das ist doch ein Kinderspiel; to be like a kid in a candy store (US) → sich wie ein verwöhntes Kind aufführen
(inf) (= man) → Junge m, → Bursche m (inf); (= woman) → Kleine f (inf); listen kid, I didn’t mean it → nun hör mir mal gut zu, ich habs doch nicht so gemeint; listen kid, you keep out of this → hör mal Kleiner, du hältst dich hier raus (inf); come on kids! → los Jungs! (inf); she’s some kid → die ist nicht ohne (inf); (= clever) → die ist ganz schön clever (inf); he’s done it already? some kid! → was, er hat das schon gemacht? tolle Leistung (inf)
adj attr
(inf: = younger) kid brother → kleiner Bruder, Brüderchen nt; kid sister → kleine Schwester, Schwesterchen nt
(= of goat leather) boots → aus Glacéleder
vt (inf) to kid somebody (on) (= tease) → jdn aufziehen (inf); (= deceive) → jdm etw vormachen, jdn an der Nase rumführen (inf); you can’t kid me → mir kannst du doch nichts vormachen; you’re kidding (Brit), you’re kidding me (US) → du machst Witze, oder? (inf); don’t kid yourself! → machen Sie sich doch nichts vor!; I kid you not → das ist mein Ernst, ganz ehrlich (inf); who is she trying to kid?, who is she kidding? → wem will sie was weismachen?
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kid
[kɪd]1. n
a. (fam) (child) → bambino/a; (teenager) → ragazzo/a; (son, daughter) → figlio/a
b. (goat, leather) → capretto
2. vt (fam) to kid sb (on) that ... → dar da bere a qn che...
to kid sb about sth → prendere in giro qn per qc
don't kid yourself! → non illuderti!
to kid sb about sth → prendere in giro qn per qc
don't kid yourself! → non illuderti!
4. adj
a. (fam) (brother, sister) → più giovane
b. (gloves, leather) → di capretto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
kid1
(kid) noun1. a popular word for a child or teenager. They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; (also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother).
2. a young goat.
3. (also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin. slippers made of kid; kid gloves.
kid2
(kid) – past tense, past participle ˈkidded – verb to deceive or tease, especially harmlessly. We were kidding him about the girl who keeps ringing him up; He kidded his wife into thinking he'd forgotten her birthday; He didn't mean that – he was only kidding!
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kid
→ طِفْلٌ, يُـمَازِجُ děcko, dělat si legraci barn, lave sjov Kind, scherzen παιδί, πειράζω bromear, chaval, chiquillo lapsi, pilailla faire une blague, gosse dijete, šaliti se bambino, scherzare ヤギが子を産む, 子供 놀리다, 아이 grappen maken, kind narre, unge dziecko, stroić sobie żarty brincar, criança малыш, разыгрывать skoja, unge เด็ก, ล้อเล่น çocuk, şaka yapmak đùa, đứa trẻ 小孩, 开玩笑Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
kid
n. [child] niño, niña, chiquillo, chiquilla.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
kid
n (fam) niño -ña mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.